Eurasian Wren is a very small insectivorous bird and the only member of the wren family found in the Old World, specifically Eurasia and the Maghreb region of Africa; in Anglophone Europe it is commonly known simply as the wren. It has a very short tail often held erect, a short neck and a relatively long, thin bill, is russet brown above and paler buff-brown below with fine dark barring throughout, and has a cream buff supercilium; the sexes look alike.
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Classification
System (Realm) Relationship to People Living or Extinct Scientific NameTroglodytes troglodytes 1 Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Eurasian wren (Wikidata)
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Troglodytes troglodytes (Animal Diversity Web)
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Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Eurasian wren (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q25740 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q25740
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Troglodytidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 2. GBIF Species API
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Troglodytes troglodytes (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans: Positive
They may help to control pest populations in areas of human habitation.
Conservation Status: CITES
CITES No special status
In Biome: Temperate Forest, Terrestrial Biomes
Habitat Regions temperate temperate terrestrial terrestrial Terrestrial Biomes forest forest scrub forest scrub forest mountains mountains
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